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Lottie Triumphs In Malta With Great Britain Squad |
Great Britain has won the Netball Europe Championship Festival after an incredibly tense final against Ireland. With the scores tied at 18 all at the final whistle, the game went to extra time. Lottie was playing Wing Attack and stayed on throughout the 14 minute extra time period. She said; "It was the most frightening game ever but I'm delighted to have been part of the team that eventually won the game!" Great Britain stepped up a gear in the extra time period and pulled out a four goal margin to take the game 26-22 and with it the Netball Europe Championship Title. Click here for more photos from Malta. Update from Malta: Saturday, 5th June 5:57pm Lottie was up early on Saturday as the Great Britain squad had a training session in the pool in the morning. Then it was off to the venue for a match against the tournament hosts, Malta. The crowd was very noisy throughout and the match proved a tough test for GB. Lottie played the whole game at Wing Attack as Great Britain remained in control throughout although they only led by one at the end of the first quarter and by two at the end of the second. Eventually though Great Britain proved too strong and ran out 22-16 winners. They now face a final day of playoffs tomorrow to see who wins the title. Update from Malta: Friday, 4th June 5:02pm The Great Britain team spent Thursday acclimatizing to the lovely warm Malta weather. The squad ran through some training sessions and discussed tactics before bonding together with some relaxation time at the hotel pool. Lottie said it went well; "I'm tired after today but was satisfied with my performance. I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep before the opening game against Gibraltar." Early on Friday morning Great Britain got their tournament underway with an 18-10 win against Gibraltar. Lottie was on court for the whole game, playing Wing Attack for three quarters before moving to Goal Attack. She said afterwards; "Well, we won although I didn't feel we played as a team. We just all need to gel a bit. Our next game against Israel should be better." The afternoon's game was indeed better as Great Britain started to get used to playing together. They beat Israel 30-17 with Lottie playing three quarters at Wing Attack. Wednesday, 2nd June 5:15pm Storm's new signing Lottie Richardson is in Malta as part of the Great Britain Under 19 squad. Lottie, who's already a member of the England Under 17 programme, will play in the Netball Europe Championships Festival featuring teams from Israel, Gibraltar, Sweden, Ireland and the host Country Malta. The squad arrived in Malta on Wednesday evening and will spend a day training before playing in the tournament on Friday. Lottie is looking forward to the experience; "I can't wait to play in the tournament and I'm looking forward to playing against different countries who all play with different styles. "All of the GB squad has really hit it off and we're looking forward to playing together again after our warm up match in Nottingham." Great Britain warmed up with a friendly against the full Scotland team, who are ranked 13th in the World. Matches: Saturday, 5th June Sunday, 6th June
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Update from Malta: Sunday, 6th June 4:57pm